Selling Timber in Alpena County, MI

1 business works this county · 1 registered consulting foresters

Quick answer

There is 1 timber business listed for Alpena County, Michigan: 1 consulting forester. None of them has an office in the county. That is normal and it is worth knowing: consulting foresters register with the state county by county, and many register for counties they would have to drive hours to reach.

Timber prices for Alpena County

No county publishes its own timber prices. These are Michigan's published stumpage prices, what landowners are paid for standing timber, and the best public guide to what timber in Alpena County is bringing. Your own timber can sell above or below them.

Red oak$220 per thousand board feet
White oak$136 per thousand board feet
Hard maple$348 per thousand board feet
Red pine$153 per thousand board feet
Aspen$120 per thousand board feet

Source: Michigan DNR stumpage price report, October 2024 – September 2025. All Michigan timber prices

Before you talk to anyone, find out what your timber is worth

Most landowners in Alpena County have no idea what their standing timber is worth, which is exactly the position a buyer wants you in. Four questions gets you a ballpark range before the first offer lands.

No forester is based in Alpena County

That is normal here and not a problem. Foresters travel, and 1 of them work Alpena County from an office nearby. They are listed below, closest first. You can also click any county on the map above to see who is based there.

Consulting Foresters Working Alpena County (1)

Listed as working Alpena County, from an office elsewhere. Closest first.

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Stevens Forestry, LLC is a consulting forestry business based in Alpena, Michigan, working with landowners across the state. Christian Stevens is the forester behind it, a Candidate Certified Forester who holds a forestry degree from Michigan Technological University and has also worked in timber procurement, utility vegetation management, and federal conservation programs. The business describes its purpose plainly: "Helping forest landowners devise and implement responsible goals for woodland stewardship." The work covers forest management plans, timber sales, forest inventories, and timber valuations. Species mentioned include red pine sawtimber, aspen pulpwood, oak, and other hardwoods. For a timber sale, the process runs from evaluating your timber and marking a harvest, through coordinating buyers and inviting competitive bids, to overseeing the logging itself and handling the sale contract and paperwork. Valuations can be scaled up or down, from a quick ballpark figure to a detailed cruise for legal or tax purposes, and inventories can be sized to a small woodlot or a large tract. No stated minimum acreage was found, but the business lists a timber sale it has handled, the Brian Kuhr Timber Sale, as an example of its work. Stevens Forestry serves Alpena County and says it has worked with landowners, loggers, and agencies throughout Michigan. This fits a Michigan landowner who wants one forester to walk a timber sale from valuation through to the final check, rather than hiring separate people for each step. From stevens-forestry.com, read 8 October 2026.

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Questions landowners ask

How many timber buyers and foresters serve Alpena County?

1 business is listed for Alpena County: 1 consulting forester and 0 buyers, loggers and mills. None of them has an office in the county; they register to work here and travel in.

How much is my timber worth in Alpena County?

Nobody can tell you what your timber is worth without walking it. Value depends on the species, the size and grade of the trees, how thickly they stand, the ground conditions and how easily a logger can reach them. Anyone who quotes you a figure without seeing the land is guessing, and a guess in that direction is rarely in your favour.

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Do I need a forestry consultant to sell timber in Alpena County?

You do not have to use one. A consulting forester works for you rather than the buyer, marks the timber, runs a sealed-bid sale and typically charges a percentage of the sale. Research from several state extension services has found that timber sold through a consultant often returns enough more to cover the fee, though results vary by tract and by market. The decision usually turns on the size of the sale and whether you have sold timber before.

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What is timber worth in Alpena County?

No price series is published for Alpena County on its own. Michigan's latest published stumpage figures (Michigan DNR stumpage price report, October 2024 – September 2025) put hard maple at $348 per thousand board feet. What your own timber brings depends on the species, the size and amount of it, and how far it is from a mill. A timber cruise by a forester settles it.

Forester listings for Alpena County come from the county register, revised 2026-11-04. The register is updated quarterly.